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Maria Leggio

Professore di Neuroscienze Cognitive, Sapienza Università di Roma
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Consensus paper: language and the cerebellum: an ongoing enigma

P Mariën, H Ackermann, M Adamaszek, CHS Barwood… - The Cerebellum, 2014 - Springer
In less than three decades, the concept “cerebellar neurocognition” has evolved from a mere
afterthought to an entirely new and multifaceted area of neuroscientific research. A close …

Consensus paper: the role of the cerebellum in perceptual processes

O Baumann, RJ Borra, JM Bower, KE Cullen, C Habas… - The Cerebellum, 2015 - Springer
Various lines of evidence accumulated over the past 30 years indicate that the cerebellum,
long recognized as essential for motor control, also has considerable influence on …

The relationship between obesity and hypertension: an updated comprehensive overview on vicious twins

M Leggio, M Lombardi, E Caldarone, P Severi… - Hypertension …, 2017 - nature.com
Obesity is a growing global health concern, with a rapid increase being observed in morbid
obesity. Obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and earlier onset of …

Cognitive sequencing impairment in patients with focal or atrophic cerebellar damage

MG Leggio, AM Tedesco, FR Chiricozzi, S Clausi… - Brain, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Although cognitive impairment after cerebellar damage has been widely reported, the
mechanisms of cerebro-cerebellar interactions are still a matter of debate. The cerebellum is …

Environmental enrichment promotes improved spatial abilities and enhanced dendritic growth in the rat

MG Leggio, L Mandolesi, F Federico, F Spirito… - Behavioural brain …, 2005 - Elsevier
An enriched environment consists of a combination of enhanced social relations, physical
exercise and interactions with non-social stimuli that leads to behavioral and neuronal …

Phonological grouping is specifically affected in cerebellar patients: a verbal fluency study

MG Leggio, MC Silveri, L Petrosini… - Journal of Neurology …, 2000 - jnnp.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES Recent clinical and functional neuroimaging evidence points towards a
cerebellar role in verbal production. At present it is not clear how the cerebellum participates …

Cerebellum and procedural learning: evidence from focal cerebellar lesions.

M Molinari, MG Leggio, A Solida… - Brain: a journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of focal cerebellar lesions on
procedural learning. Eight patients with cerebellar lesions and six control subjects were …

Consensus paper: cerebellum and emotion

M Adamaszek, F D'Agata, R Ferrucci, C Habas… - The Cerebellum, 2017 - Springer
Over the past three decades, insights into the role of the cerebellum in emotional processing
have substantially increased. Indeed, methodological refinements in cerebellar lesion …

Consensus paper: cerebellum and social cognition

F Van Overwalle, M Manto, Z Cattaneo, S Clausi… - The Cerebellum, 2020 - Springer
The traditional view on the cerebellum is that it controls motor behavior. Although recent
work has revealed that the cerebellum supports also nonmotor functions such as cognition …

The cerebellum contributes to linguistic production: a case of agrammatic speech following a right cerebellar lesion

MC Silveri, MG Leggio, M Molinari - Neurology, 1994 - AAN Enterprises
We describe a patient who, after a right cerebellar infarction, developed a right
hemicerebellar syndrome and agrammatic speech without other cognitive impairments. We …